Spring Crawl featuring Ta-coumba T. Aiken

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Friday, April 25th 6-9pm
Artist Reception
A St. Paul Art Crawl Event

Ta–coumba is a nationally known Twin Cities artist, arts administrator, educator and community activist who focus is on public art and collaborative projects. His “rhythm paintings” on paper and canvas are loose and lively. He has participated in the creation of over 300 murals and public art sculptures with themes ranging from local history to the artist's own style of rhythmic pattern and spirit writing. The artist has served on the boards of the Minneapolis Arts Commission, the African American Cultural Arts Center, Forecast Public Arts, and the St. Paul Arts Collective and has acted as an adviser on the arts for both the City of St. Paul and the City of Minneapolis. He has been the recipient of awards including a Pollock–Krasner Foundation Fellowship and a Bush Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship. His works can be found in public and private collections including those of the Walker Art Center, General Mills, Herbie Hancock, Taj Mahal, and Maya Angelou.

I hope you can join us for this artist reception. Stop by and chat with this talented and kind soul, have a beverage and crawl!

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Located in downtown St. Paul the Artist Mercantile is tucked btwn Great Waters Brewing and the Park Square Theatre.

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The paintings are up now through May 3rd, 2013. Stop in to meet Ta-coumba the artist on April 25th btwn 6-9pm.

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The Artist Mercantile is your destination for an eclectic mix of locally made art and gifts. The focus of the gallery is to promote the work of Minnesota artists. With the work of over sixty Minnesota artists you will find a diverse selection of unique items that you won’t anywhere else. Original pieces come in many forms such as ceramics, glass, jewelry,, wood working, photography and paintings.

With new creations coming in weekly you are bound to have a different experience with each visit. We pride ourselves on taking care of each individual customer and will help you find those one of a kind perfect gifts for you and the loved ones in your life.

We are located in the heart of downtown St. Paul, Minnesota and just a stroll from the Xcel Energy Center, local hotels and restaurants.

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